Systemic oral acyclovir vs placebo or no treatment
Duration and time of healing of intraoral (oral) lesions; number of individuals with oral lesions · Children and young adults under 25 years with primary herpetic gingivostomatitis (with or without herpes labialis)
Systemic oral acyclovir led to lower number of individuals with oral lesions (8 days after… compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
- Acyclovir for treating primary herpetic gingivostomatitis 2008 · Cochrane All outcomes8 days after administrationRR 0.10 [0.02, 0.38]1 study · 72 participantsGRADE not reported